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Remember to connect the dots on this
building and on Twitter up front.
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This is the way news via remote I'm
Tommy more than 355000 people have died
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globally from Kuwait 19 or the 100000 in
the United States the number of confirmed
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infections is about 5700000 globally
and about point 1700000 in the
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u.s.
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Businesses across the country surveyed by
the Federal Reserve do not appear to share
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the trumpet ministrations optimism about
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a rapid economic recovery starting this
summer the Federal Reserve released
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a report Wednesday that draws on business
contacts from the central bank's 12
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regions and details the economic damage and
April in May as measures to combat the
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spread of the coronavirus took hold the
report now known as the book noted that
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the Fed's business contacts were less so
what about the economy's outlook President
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Trump was forecasting great numbers
in the final 3 months of the year and
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a strong recovery in 2021.
Britain told the European Union
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Wednesday that it needed to break
a fundamental impasse to clinch
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a Briggs it treat deal by the end of the
year the United Kingdom left the e.u.
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On January 31st but the main terms of
its membership remain in place during
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a transition period until the end of
this year allowing it time to negotiate
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a new free trade deal with
the Bloc failure to reach
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a deal it would to convulse global trade
just as the world aims to exit the
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coronavirus lock down so far the talks
have not gone well and that was the only
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thing on which both sides agreed at the
end of the last round. Chief Bragg's
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a negotiator David Frost said the current
even mandate was and key areas not
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a med that is likely to produce
an agreement this is the way news
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prime minister Boris Johnson urged Britain
Wednesday to move on from what he
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described as
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a very very frustrating episode when as
close as advisor provoked outrage of scorn
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for travelling during the coronavirus
lock down Dominic Cummings has refused
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equator apologize effort or it was
revealed he had driven 400 kilometers from
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London to northern England in March with
this 4 year old son and wife who was sick
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at the time to be close to relatives Johnson
has repeatedly backed his advice or
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opinion polls show faith and Johnson has
tumbled since the coming story broke in
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the Mirror and The Guardian newspaper is
what some people lampooning both the prime
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minister and his aides on social media
position parties and some conservative
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lawmakers have also demanded that Cummings
the man behind the successful 2016 brags
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a campaign and Johnson's landslide 21000
election victory just resign. The United
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States and China clashed over Hong Kong
at the United Nations Wednesday after
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Beijing opposed
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a request by Washington for the Security
Council to meet over China's plan to
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impose new national security
legislation in the territory the u.s.
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Mission to the United States said
in the global estimate and in
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a statement that the issue was
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a matter of urgent global concern that
implicates international peace and security
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and therefore warranted the immediate
attention of the 15 member council. A
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Minneapolis police officer
videotaped holding
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a black man to the ground with his need
touring arrest became the target of social
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media and that tended to tie him to political
agendas and races ideologies Twitter
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and Facebook post with hundreds of thousands
of views claimed that officer Derrick
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Shelvin was pictured wearing
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a make whites great again had
been standing outside on stage of
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a Donald Trump rally neither of which
turned out to be true the spread of false
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information was so rampant the president
of the Minneapolis police union has set
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the record straight telling the Associated
Press that none of the officers involved
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in Monday's incident were at the Trump rally
in Minneapolis last October Arizona's
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attorney general has filed
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a lawsuit accusing Google of misleading
customers into thinking that their location
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is not being tracked the suit filed Wednesday
alleges that the company violated the
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Arizona Consumer Fraud Act It stems from
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a state investigation that began after the
Associated Press Release field in 2018
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that Google tracks users locations even
when they explicitly tell it not to the
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lawsuit also claims Gould changes its
privacy permission without notifying users
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and that it's wife I settings are misleading
because they must be turned off in 2
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separate places to disable location tracking
Google not respond by remote I'm Tommy
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the old view
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a news. Good
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morning Africa welcome to daybreak Africa
from the Voice of America I'm Jason
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Patinkin in Washington for the rest of the
week I'll be filling in for James Butty
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Today is Thursday May 28th and here are the
stories we are covering alleged in the
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Wanda genocide perpetrator Felicien
couple got made his 2nd appearance in
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a Paris court Wednesday. In
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a pleasure to be on the ground that he
allegedly committed to that only good
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looking guy was looking but please
pull him from the fridge for
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a Also ahead we'll hear from Malawi's
attorney general who is in the hot seat in
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the controversy over when that country
will hold its next election in the
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Democratic Republic of Congo
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a judge who was presiding over the
corruption trial of the president's chief of
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staff has suddenly died South African
churches are reopening after the cove of 19
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locked down
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a bus Kenyan authorities say the coronavirus
has reached Nairobi's crowded slow the
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big switch. To the big debates.
They said the men spoke in
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a ready This means that it is an engine
inspections in these areas that was Kenya's
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health cabinet secretary Mittal he called
way and as an exclusive interview with
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the head of the Africa Centers for Disease
Control all these stories are coming up
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on Daybreak Africa.
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Alleged that really wanted genocide
perpetrator Felicien Kapooka made his 2nd
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appearance in
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a Paris court Wednesday he is accused of
financing and providing arms to ethnic
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Hutu militias. Who killed 800000 Tutsis
and moderate Hutus in 1904 journalist
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Nicholas Pino was in the court and tells
of you always James Bazzi that pleaded not
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guilty to the charges he wanted they're
going to be arraigned in front of the
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fridge Jonathan but he could be very he
wanted to know if you do you know it would
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be extradited regarding the crimes that
alledged he committed in the room down
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yesterday in print. Make
up his mind yet he did
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a movie there to make it isn't going to
be pretty interesting what happened today
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in that the 2nd time there you
can be a blue car in front of
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a church and the judge who has been reading
you know some of the grand that he
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allegedly committed he had been certain
that all of these after the people and you
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either have one with him 20 in front
of the fridge go today and you in your
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room that through
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a translator 100 he knew that the French
policemen who were that he talked about
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there in the gauge and how they tracked
him down and make Harry and they that he
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didn't regret and we knew out here to be
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a capture on the call I
know our lawyers have said.
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The charges to release him because of his
age or do you think this is likely it
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would be unlikely and I think what of
what the press treated me if you want to
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judge that you know because advocate
between you create you know who's getting
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out of jail very you know for you to believe
that he will be able to leave again
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and in her own bed he would create and I'm
quoting and read in print in Belgium and
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also. You know if you go to
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a shop where the. Crime. And
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so when next you see expected
to Ok Ok so the. Next.
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Best we know the bridge.
Extra that he. Did
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you. Think you very much
again for speaking with us
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thank you for having me that was journalist
Nicholas Peano's speaking with view is
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James Butts he from Paris France Malawi's
attorney general Kala Kenny folly says
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the full Parliament's not
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a committee is mandated under the Constitution
to decide when an election should
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take place this says it appears there are
uncertainties whether the country will
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hold the much anticipated court mandated
presidential election rerun on either June
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23rd or July seconds the Legal Affairs
Committee of the Malawi parliament had said
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it accepted
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a recommendation by the Malawi Electoral
Commission to have the election on June
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23rd but Election Commission chaired Jane
Ansari resigns last week prompting the
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human rights defenders coalition to cancel
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a nationwide protest scheduled for today
the human rights defenders coalition has
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criticised to be attorney general as
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a threat to democracy in Malawi but folly
says he was only providing legal advice
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to the Legal Affairs Committee for more
James but he spoke with Attorney General
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Kufa lay that it is
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a provision in the Constitution the
question about that for the election and
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a. Poem by
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a bit election where I let me make. That
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a lot of it in the day not to
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a committee on legal affairs of.
The kind of advice I provided to.
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The. I didn't do that you were on. Resolving
to fit and good for their friendship
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because you do not have the power to the
whole problem Internet or the power to
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design attorney general as the time is very
close for these election I'm sure to be
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a mom who would like to know from you I
think legal advisor to the government when
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I have these elections June 23rd
or do I think I am not to win the
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election would take place it will be
parliament that we have to do that and when
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did you know to be aware of the international
obligation and that's what led to the
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publication to the people allowed
to own a good but it did. Lead to
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a genuine energy but if the judge doesn't
know the commission did not have
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a commission there betting on that he
will join the navy Come to think of June
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we're going to have a new
federal commission of
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a huge ship built on the
committee just broke
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a medal by the haven't taken their planning
will all of providing all in all that
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type of polling station had been taken
place they do not tell me of attorney
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general could it did Will they let them
both because younger than one did need to
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do that I don't mean to be I would have to
go but we've been licked for management
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going to. Do let me ask
you because you had
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a chance to speak with the honorable while
he's the chair of the parliamentary
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legal appeals committee he said exactly
what you said on the committee would you
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recommend it or not the full parliament
was going to decide if you also said we
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were $3.00 in the papers that he did not
seek legal Peavy or from you because he
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said you have to be compromise I don't
know what you mean well are you compromise
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people we don't come to mind but I'm not
even by the new legal provision of the
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Constitution of the one I do me. Again
my advice I'm putting on today I didn't
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do enough I don't mean I'm
against me and believe me
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a compromise that's not going to jail.
A little below. My head and then
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a little below let me give the council I'm
so to be criticism by the Human Rights
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Defenders coalition is going to be you who
are criticizing you I think because the
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term to the entrenchment of democracy and
good governance the moment isn't for me
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you are not fired by b. C.
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. They only are we actually. Looking
at our own little ad and then
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going up and I'll let it but no that's not
going to what I want but Ok it will be
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a point at about what it would have to be
legal action Gunday put you on the table
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I've been in another band the good and the
the dead will be. Cool if you get kind
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of people who need to get over the phony I
don't even have to be called Letterman I
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didn't want them to be called
but I don't really have
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a significant knowledge they owe
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a duty to the predation. Of the dead
where they colic any folly is Malawi's
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attorney general he was speaking with
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a view is James Bond see from the
Capitol long way the judge in
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a high profile graphs trial involving
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a key ally of the Democratic Republic of
Congo's president died suddenly overnights
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of
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a heart attack police said Wednesday Judge
Rafael Yani has presided over the trial
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of the president's chief of staff
61 year old Vitali cum r.a.
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Comer Ray is accused of embezzling more
than $50000000.00 in state funds and the
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trial has been screened on
live national t.v. The a.f.p.
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News agency quoted can shots of police that
Judge Yani fell ill at around 2 am and
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was taken to hospital where he died as
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a result of cardiac arrest scuffles between
youth and police followed the judge's
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death for more on Judge on
his death I spoke to Carbone
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a Benny who is an activist with the feeling
the organization in can. Judges the.
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Data gets moments when. All the
stuff for the president of the
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rugby is taking place Nick.
Embezzling phone it's May would be
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the death of all the charges.
To this tree and it is
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a law as full of bull for this it
is surely. For his family the lives
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of friends who didn't deserve this is there
for his list to lose because it's come
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to
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a Didn't That's moment and English song from
Stern says is there any suspicion of foul
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play in his death and is there anything
that can be done to ensure that the cause
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of death is determined just song you
know so far there's no evidence that the
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nuance is the sort of it's our time
never try but as long as North for
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a sick investigation suspicion
will always be with all people
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linked to the trail and you know John's
all the way to be sure is open to just
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the shell of
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a suggestion into the cause of
Mr Jani is the. Top see and
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I can say to you that at this moment
the event is a deal to educate
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a family demands and a top c n Can you
explain the importance of this trial of
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a telecom array for the Democratic Republic
of Congo just truly can be an example
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of
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a traitor in the outcome of this tree and
called the dishware to indicate all political
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Fugger is on civil servants of the states
from faulting to the money of this day it
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is only in d.n.c.
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You know painting tea is gaining this
social political and economic on their own
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minds of the country that was carbon
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a Benny who is an activist with the
feelin be organization in Kinshasa. South
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Africa has allowed places of worship to
reopen with President Cyril Ramaphosa
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calling for
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a national day of prayer against the
rapidly rising corona virus infections the
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move that comes with stringent restrictions
has been overwhelmingly welcomed by
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church leaders but also seriously criticized
by others too Socolow reports from
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Johannesburg. The and those made to pay
me to watch the pounds to start gathering
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again comes at
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a time when the number of infections in
South Africa just the past 24000 with over
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500 deaths however in announcing
the decision presidency that I'm
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a puzzle sede the Government can see that
that the closure of places of worship has
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increased distress as churches were not
able to give comfort to the believed and
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the infected the faith community is an
Integra part of South African life and has
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made
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a great contribution in the fight against
the coronavirus we recognize and appreciate
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the important role the faith community
has played in the provision of spiritual
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support and social relief but I'm opposed
to cold or already just groups to embark
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on a day of prayer on the defense of many
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a day before the country is
delivered 3 looked down on this day
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call upon all of us to turn our
thoughts to all those who have
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been affected to also 10 our faults to the
families of those who have lost their
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loved ones we should remember those who are
working to keep us safe now oppose the
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saide their late opening which begins on
June 1st comes with strict conditions no
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more than 50 people will be allowed inside
the place of worship at any one time.
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And those conducting services I expected
to observe social distancing and way
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facemask places of worship would have to
be disinfected before and after ever said
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this hence unties will always have to
be provided to wash. Only just leaders
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across the country I will come in the
decision I should be shopped out all my home
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the. You can't be sure both kept on Ses
teaches will do their best to ensure that I
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Mrs do not become one of my ask want to
sponsor. Some South Africans However I have
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criticised the move saying it will only
multiply the sections. But my last A's he's
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community at the head to own all the
conditions have to improvise will have to
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where we live in the Los and find their
way. Kings are also going to have guns are
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made
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a moose not to have the numbers they need
to be vigilant with the neutral your show
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not to stray where we could for our selves
actually where However those opposed to
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the appendix say it would be impossible for
government to enforce compliance in all
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places of Washington all religions
in the country to supply look for
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a new laws to housebreak Kenya reported
its largest 24 hour rise in coated 1000
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cases Wednesday after
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a major increase in testing health cabinet
secretary Mittal he ca Gray explains the
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situation on Kenyan television I want you
to. Stop going to we have tested the lie
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just number of samples over 3000 over the
last 24 hours we have massive registered
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the highest number because it is Kenyans
in 24 hours out of 123 persons for the
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past time we have hit
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a triple digit figure there are now spread
in fact the 5 videos was good to us
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across the country because another side
needs we don't know as we've had patients
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being the total number of
fatalities to $55.00 CAGR
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a said the new positive cases included
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a one year old child underscoring that the
virus can infect anyone regardless of
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age he said that many of the new cases
were found in Nairobi some authority and
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Kibera slum where hundreds of thousands of.
People live in close quarters if you've
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got which you have to do the rabidly runs
mission and the infamous settlements
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alternate reality this means that there is
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a region number of infections in these
areas Conway warns Kenyans to take the
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disease seriously and to take measures to
protect themselves some of the highest
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infections come from the media as well
public transport is the primary means of
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transportation yet we have noticed
that many of you got it back there is
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a drug that this is
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a God he says you distancing use I'm not
asking guidelines please let me remind you
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that. I know as I have said to protect
us you're doing to us sitting next to
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us from the figures we are getting I think
it would be safe to assume that the
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person you are sitting or standing next to
is positive once you see them as if you
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could be in that way to remove that mask
for more on the spread of covert 19 in
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Kenya I spoke to Nairobi based journalist
David memoria he 1st explains to me the
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implications of the spread of covert 19 in
Kenyan slums and the implication of they
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say densely populated they are like that
they can be you know and these regions is
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a water trend because this is
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a communities away and so should this
has been difficult. To really effect of
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emissions and put in place by this place
and try to you quite crowded and even when
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the law down with position of the moment
inevitably these consume izing in these
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places there's a danger
that this disease called
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a go at him to have the same one thing that
Kenyan authorities are doing is asking
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people to volunteer to get tested is this
strategy working on interesting testing
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has its own disadvantage because nominate
people voluntarily going to test and why
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is that is that related to the issues of
the quarantine so. There's that Kenya has
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for people who test positive to stay in
in the beginning there were more concerns
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about paying for quote and in places because
people wouldn't go there because in
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full even when they when they could they
really be able to pay for their own
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quarantine but I think that was changing
the government announced that government
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will pay for that but it goes beyond just
hearing but also in terms of welcome
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because I think there hasn't been
00:24:05
a lot of emphasis being put on employers
who you know seeing Walt the government is
00:24:10
selling the umbrella has to do I am below
is keeping those people who get caught
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with infected do they hardly any jobs this
is of the social stigma around in the
00:24:20
self and people of Kentucky that people
what about what would happen after they
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come out of the court and then facilities
where they are not would they be able to
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get back the
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a while so I think that in itself is
undermining the efforts to voluntarily
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be able to go and get tested That was
journalist David Lim Oriya in Nairobi Kenya
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as many African countries reopen from Cove
in 1000 lockdowns the head of the Africa
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
urges widespread testing as the best way
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to avoid
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a surge in new cases of coronavirus view
is solemn Solomon spoke to the director of
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the Africa c.d.c.
00:25:02
Dr Jonathan kind of song and has this story
Dr John ingoing is on director of the
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African cities he told v.o.a.
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To have
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a reasonably accurate picture of how the
disease is spreading Africa needs about
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15000000 tests or enough to test about one
percent of the population to date only
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1800000 people have been
tested continent wide.
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And in order to bridge the
testing gap the Africa c.d.c.
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Has created the partnership to accelerate
covert testing the partnership will
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establish
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a platform for African countries to pool
resources in order to buy diagnostic tools
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available on the international market and
can get song hopes the platform will go
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live in about
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a week to date the Africa's he has distributed
about 2700000 tests and has plans to
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distribute about 900000 in Senegal this
week still thinking the song said there are
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many blind spots which affect the
accuracy and overall numbers.
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Because.
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Africa has recorded
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a lower caseload than other parts of the
globe with about 117000 cases have covered
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1000 and Fanchon and about 3500 beds however
in recent weeks new cases have been
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increasing at
00:26:51
a rate of about 30 percent one headline
grabbing example took place in Ghana
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earlier this month when more than $500.00
people tested positive and one day at
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a fish processing factory
suggest that. They.
00:27:10
Had not decreased. Throughput
in context and. Returned.
00:27:17
To combat this worrying trend and can
cause Hong said the African c.d.c.
00:27:21
Is leading an effort to recruit and train
1000000 foot soldiers or people who can
00:27:26
hit the streets to do contact tracing He
also stressed the need to expand health
00:27:31
systems to meet additional need and to
protect them from being overloaded. If we
00:27:38
look. At workers. On.
00:27:46
A bill if you trooper bad shape
ordered. Ok. If you include it down
00:27:53
they go through. The regular
communication program.
00:28:00
You've got
00:28:02
a challenge you reach across the board Salim
Solomon if you news Washington that's
00:28:08
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Today is Thursday May 28th and this is the
always international edition by Laurie
00:30:20
London in Washington coming
up the last of the. Man
00:30:26
accused of funding the London genocide
is back in Wednesday's fighting.
00:30:38
With. The.
00:30:47
Years we're not going to launch a New
York over I don't want to hear there are
00:30:51
a lot of. International editions. Virus
pandemic has now killed more than
00:30:58
$100000.00 Americans even as
00:31:01
a decline in deaths has businesses
reopening Las Vegas casinos to reopen and
00:31:07
citizens emerging after more than 2
and a half months along downed a.p.
00:31:12
Washington correspondent Saugor Madani
says President Trump is struggling to
00:31:17
respond to
00:31:17
a national tragedy in the same way his
predecessors did there was George w.
00:31:23
Bush after 911. And Barack Obama after
21st graders were killed in their
00:31:29
Connecticut classroom. And prayers of
00:31:34
a nation those were cited tragedies the
pandemic built over months with President
00:31:40
Trump brushing it off in February 1 day
it's like in the bill it will disappear 2
00:31:44
weeks after that the question is how many
people will die and it made April I think
00:31:49
will be substantially hopefully below
the 100 number more Americans that were
00:31:53
killed in the Vietnam and Korean wars
combined with critics insisting far fewer
00:31:59
would have died had he acted sooner the
president insists it's the other way we
00:32:04
would have had any where from. And 20 or
25 times the number of deaths tweeting
00:32:09
a similar message to quote all the
political hacks out there solder
00:32:14
a bag on the Washington in she like
00:32:17
a hospital intensive care units
are nearing capacity amid
00:32:20
a flood of new coronavirus patients and
some doctors report they are having it to
00:32:25
make wrenching choices over which
patients should get available beds
00:32:29
a nation of 18000000 people as the 3rd
most coronavirus cases in the region after
00:32:35
Brazil and Rue Mexico also reporting more
than 500 virus deaths in one day for the
00:32:42
1st time and in India the country
surpassed 150000 cases for another one
00:32:49
day high while South Korea reported 40 new
virus cases its biggest jump in nearly
00:32:54
50 days. As many African countries begin
to reopen the head of the African Centers
00:33:00
for Disease Control and Prevention is urging
widespread testing as the best way to
00:33:05
avoid
00:33:06
a surge in new cases of Corona virus he
always Salame someone spoke to the director
00:33:11
of the Africa c.d.c.
00:33:14
Dr John Kendall song and has this report
Dr Jonathan King the song director of the
00:33:20
African cities he told v.o.a.
00:33:22
To have
00:33:22
a reasonably accurate picture of how the
disease is spreading Africa needs about
00:33:27
15000000 tests or enough to test about one
percent of the population to date only
00:33:33
1800000 people have been tested continent
wide if you did not grow up under 3. 100
00:33:39
. In order to bridge the testing gap
00:33:46
the African c.d.c.
00:33:47
Has created the partnership to accelerate
covert testing the partnership will
00:33:52
establish
00:33:53
a platform for African countries to pool
resources in order to buy diagnostic tools
00:33:58
available on the international market and
King is on hopes the platform will go
00:34:03
live in about
00:34:04
a week to date the Africa's he has distributed
about 2700000 tests and has plans to
00:34:10
distribute about 900000 in Senegal this
week still thinking the song said there are
00:34:15
many blind spots which affect
the accuracy overall numbers.
00:34:23
Because.
00:34:32
It.
00:34:43
Becomes. Africa has
00:34:50
recorded
00:34:51
a lower caseload than other parts of the
globe with about 117000 cases have covered
00:34:56
1900 Fanchon and about 3500 beds however
in recent weeks new cases have been
00:35:01
increasing at
00:35:02
a rate of about 30 percent one headline
grabbing example took place in Ghana
00:35:07
earlier this month when more than $500.00
people tested positive and one day at
00:35:12
a fish processing factory
suggest that. Right.
00:35:20
At the top we have not decreased so I think
that our throughput in context is in
00:35:25
place that we cannot be complacent to
come back this worrying trend and king is
00:35:31
wrong said the African c.d.c.
00:35:33
Is leading an effort to recruit and train
1000000 foot soldiers or people who can
00:35:38
hit the streets to do contact tracing He
also stressed the need to expand health
00:35:43
systems to meet additional need and to
protect them from being overloaded. If we
00:35:49
look. At workers. On.
00:35:57
A bill if you to provide. It
come to Ok it does include it
00:36:04
down the coast throughout it should
be in. A regular station program.
00:36:11
So that you know if you've got
00:36:13
a challenge you to retreat
across the board Salim Solomon
00:36:17
a few news Washington South Africa has
softened its come around iris of stretch and
00:36:22
on houses of worship with President Cyril
Ronald Post announcing Tuesday night that
00:36:27
religious gatherings will now be allowed
under strict conditions from across also
00:36:32
announced
00:36:33
a national day of prayer for Sunday the
day before restrictions are expected to
00:36:38
ease across much of the country while the
nation's influential religious leaders
00:36:43
have greeted. With rap. The problem not
everyone agrees with that feeling Apollo
00:36:50
reports from Johannesburg go ahead and pray
it's Ok that's the word from the man at
00:36:57
the top South African president still on
the post announcing that houses of worship
00:37:01
will now be allowed to hold in person
services with certain restrictions the
00:37:06
announcement softens the government's
hard stance prohibiting all religious
00:37:09
gatherings which medical experts identified
as high risk for transmission of the
00:37:13
infectious corona virus well opposes said
that faith trumped those concerns as
00:37:19
a nation we have
00:37:20
a responsibility to respond to this aspect
of the pandemic with as much effort
00:37:27
and as soon as we have responded
to the health crisis and as
00:37:35
we have acted to relieve they cannot make
and social effects on our people we have
00:37:40
a responsibility to also take care of the
spiritual psychological and emotional
00:37:47
wellbeing of former South Africans under
the new regulations houses of worship must
00:37:51
keep facilities clean and sanitized limit
congregations to fewer than 50 people and
00:37:56
require participants to wear face masks
and maintain social distancing seem Paul
00:38:01
wanna general secretary of the influential
South African Council of Churches told
00:38:06
v.o.a.
00:38:06
That the group's members churches came up
with new guidelines giving him the assurance
00:38:10
that they can follow them he said heads
of member churches me weekly online to
00:38:15
discuss their anti coronavirus strategy
and want to include other faiths in their
00:38:19
discussions the bishop stressed that for
millions of lower income South Africans
00:38:23
who don't have the means to watch virtual
services the physical structure is
00:38:27
a lifeline for
00:38:29
a long. Time very different
people's religions use. Their
00:38:37
. Kids' parents would be as good
as gold so don't go it is not
00:38:44
appropriate to say. All you'd be
able to do that next year would.
00:38:52
Be
00:38:53
a true now how you can be
church. Time is not going
00:39:00
away fortunately said churches are familiar
with the challenges posed by plagues to
00:39:05
that end the council plans to widen
churches range of social services including
00:39:09
academic support for students who have
suffered from school closures but not
00:39:14
everyone believes this is
00:39:15
a good idea. Was President of the
South African secular society
00:39:19
a group of atheists skeptics and ignore
sticks that since the pandemic began has
00:39:23
met only virtually they do not plan to
resume actual meetings although technically
00:39:28
he told v.o.a. They could argue that they
qualify under the new rules I think it's
00:39:32
a bad idea from several points of view
Firstly reprints of them helps to diets
00:39:39
lauds really followed the so on and the
science says that you need to practice
00:39:44
social distancing not of logic rings like
to caution us against on special and so
00:39:51
on and
00:39:52
a lot of areas would be very problematic in
just gathering which is why they probation
00:39:58
on religious gatherings just like any
other recreational gathering been
00:40:03
a good idea today is now marking an exception
for I particular community so he's
00:40:09
insects going against the Constitution
which says that there shall be no
00:40:14
discrimination on the basis
of religion or belief
00:40:17
a legal challenge seems unlikely as 80
percent of South Africans identify as
00:40:21
Christian people want to set houses of
worship now have to take the lead in showing
00:40:25
how to live and thrive amid the
coronavirus our society and we I had such
00:40:32
a community but saves lives
should. Come of God dreams
00:40:39
where she becomes. Cookery
and. Care and grab
00:40:46
a cup. Are
00:40:53
we. Are.
00:41:10
By. The poses declared Sunday May 31st
and National Day of Prayer across the
00:41:15
rainbow nation more than 520 South Africans
have died of the virus since March and
00:41:21
April the only nice. Southern
Hemisphere is 1st human trials of
00:41:26
a potential corona virus vaccine have
started in Australia 131 people between the
00:41:33
ages of 18 and 59 are involved in
00:41:35
a program in Melbourne and Brisbane from
Sydney still Mercer has more the potential
00:41:42
vaccine and v.x.
00:41:44
Called 2373 is being developed by the
American biotech company Nova vax
00:41:50
it started working on the drug in January
when the cove 819 outbreak began in China
00:41:57
it aims to boost the body's immune
response and stimulate high levels of
00:42:01
neutralizing antibodies if the vaccine
works researchers hope 100000000 doses
00:42:08
can be made by the end
of this year and one and
00:42:11
a half 1000000000 next year researchers
say the vaccines the miracles and have
00:42:17
a great way of protecting populations against
these severe diseases Dr pole Griffin
00:42:23
is an infectious disease experts who's
involved in the Australian coded 19 trial he
00:42:30
hopes the drug will successfully attack
the virus and be ready for use within
00:42:35
months we look for a bodies in the top
00:42:38
a number of antibodies and then we take
some things out of the subjects through the
00:42:41
eyes blood tests and do
00:42:42
a lot of our tree experiments to show that
it neutralizes the virus. But it made
00:42:46
a factor in the fact they have already
started that scaling up prices they were
00:42:50
already making out of dies of this fact
saying so if we can prove it's siphoned
00:42:54
effective then potentially by
the end of the year they'll be
00:42:57
a significant number of devices available
Australian authorities say the trial is
00:43:01
a significant step forwards
in the global race for
00:43:04
a coronavirus fact seem some
participants will receive
00:43:08
a placebo while others will be administered
Novak says drug early results are
00:43:14
expected in July and scientists expect
some conclusive results by the end of
00:43:20
a ca Phase 2 trials would take place
with volunteers in several countries
00:43:27
follow and see is the still needed and the
research team has stressed that no live
00:43:32
coronavirus is used in experiments
on people Novak's has received
00:43:38
$388000000.00 from the Norway based
coalition for epidemic preparedness
00:43:44
innovations there are more than 100
potential coronavirus Frank scenes in
00:43:49
development and about a dozen have
made it to the human trial stage it is
00:43:55
a global race potentially worth billions
of dollars to those who can find
00:44:00
a safe and reliable treatments for
00:44:02
a virus that has killed almost $350000.00
people around the world film us of
00:44:09
a v.o.a.
00:44:10
News Sydney 15 to 24 year olds around the
world are suffering huge unemployment
00:44:16
since the coronavirus hit their jobs earlier
this year data from the International
00:44:21
Labor Organization shows young
people have lost jobs at
00:44:24
a faster and greater rate than any other
segment of society Lisa shrine reports
00:44:30
from the away from did he. The International
Labor Organization says 13.6 percent
00:44:37
or around 267000000 young people worldwide
were not employed or engaged in
00:44:43
education or training at the end of last
year. Those prepackaged I made figures are
00:44:49
higher than before the 2008 the
load of financial crisis high
00:44:54
a low Director General Guy Ryder says
the situation since then has become
00:44:59
considerably worse perhaps the most important
conclusion. Is that of young people
00:45:05
who were working. Prior to the. Well
more than one in 6 of those young
00:45:12
people is now no longer working they
have been basically. Ejected from their
00:45:19
jobs those who are still
working have suffered
00:45:22
a major reduction in their working time
which I'm 23 percent they are low monitor
00:45:28
finds young women are more seriously
affected by the rapid increase in youth
00:45:32
unemployment then young man it says the
pandemic also is disrupting education and
00:45:38
skills training which will hurt their
chances of finding work and consign most to
00:45:43
future low paying dead end jobs Roger says
the so-called lockdown generation will
00:45:50
face the danger of permanent exclusion from
the labor market he warns young people
00:45:56
will be left behind in big numbers as the
world emerges from the pandemic is that
00:46:02
this initial shock to young people
will last a decade or longer than
00:46:07
a decade it will affect the trajectory
of working people young working people
00:46:12
throughout their working lives so people
who will be permanently scarred by the
00:46:18
immediate effects of the. Writer says
available evidence shows more than half of
00:46:25
the world's young people are vulnerable
to anxiety and depression he says the
00:46:30
pandemic and loss of job opportunities will
likely increase the number afflicted by
00:46:35
mental health conditions the Ilo is calling
for urgent large scale and targeted
00:46:41
policies to support you it says governments
must invest in the. Future of young
00:46:47
people by offering education
and training programs by
00:46:51
a low chief rider warns
sidelining young people with
00:46:54
a lot of opportunity or skills will
make it much more difficult to rebuild
00:47:00
a better post covert 19
economy. And for v.o.a.
00:47:05
News Geneva. Here's some of the other
stories we're following at v.o.a.
00:47:10
Amnesty International says the Nigerian
military is unlawfully detaining boys and
00:47:15
men at
00:47:16
a rehabilitation center for alleged members
of the Islamist militant group Boko
00:47:21
Haram wrong allegations of
rights abuses were detailed in
00:47:25
a report Wednesday which criticized the
program known as Operation Safe corridor or
00:47:30
the program receives financial and technical
support from the European Union the
00:47:34
United States Britain and the un
International Organization for Migration. As
00:47:41
you nations begin to think about lifting
travel restrictions imposed at the start
00:47:46
of the corona virus pandemic the European
Union's public health agency says border
00:47:51
closures do little to prevent the spread
of call the 19 European Center for Disease
00:47:56
Prevention and Control said measures such
as testing travelers before departure or
00:48:01
temperature screening on arrival are also
largely ineffective though it confirms
00:48:07
the Traveling does facilitate the spread
of the virus and the French government is
00:48:12
canceling
00:48:13
a decree allowing hospital workers to
administer hydroxy chloroquine in as
00:48:17
a treatment for patients suffering severe
forms of covert 19 France is the 1st
00:48:22
country to take action since the World
Health Organization said on Monday it will
00:48:27
pause
00:48:28
a large trial of the malaria drug called
the 19 patients to the safety concerns
00:48:34
stay with the away for all the latest u.s.
00:48:37
And world news.
00:48:45
Camera to answer the north western
religion after the military began building
00:48:50
a base this week near where troops in
February massacred at least 13 civilians.
00:48:57
So as the base is needed to stop separatist
from getting supplies in neighboring
00:49:02
Nigeria has gnocchi Edwin consent to reports
from Normandy villagers fear they may
00:49:07
once again be targeted or get caught in
the crossfire 22 year olds can remember.
00:49:16
She finally 800 villages
who fled on Sunday
00:49:23
morning after several military trucks
full of troops arrived troops began
00:49:30
constructing buildings for
00:49:31
a military base to fight off the phone rep
it was in the Adriatic speaking by and
00:49:38
messaging from the neighboring village.
Gunson. Said the military's my 2nd
00:49:45
in that village was still fresh
in their minds I defied.
00:49:53
Pilate. To do all they
need to have believed.
00:50:01
He was supposed to put. Them
out to feed to know about.
00:50:09
Cameron and rights groups and opposition
political parties have criticised the
00:50:14
babies in Garbo saying it will only
increase tensions with village as the extra
00:50:20
made about $300.00 village just
00:50:22
a flat in Garbo within the past week
national president of the United Socialist
00:50:28
Democratic party prince says the military
presence in the village is uncalled
00:50:35
for why expelled
00:50:37
a military base in Kabul when the
military has been accused of most likely
00:50:43
civilians children women pregnant women
we are only on the government to try the
00:50:49
initiative of establishing
00:50:51
a military base in government and we call
on the international community to put ice
00:50:55
on this particular situation the use of
force label resolve any conflict despite
00:51:02
the ongoing tensions
between the village just
00:51:04
a military Cameroon authorities say the
new military base is needed to stop the
00:51:10
rebels from resupplying in nobody in
Nigeria speaking Sunday on state radio
00:51:17
Cameroon government spokesman Rene
Emirates Saadi defended the babies as they
00:51:22
needed to defend against the rebels.
Troops killed civilians set aside the
00:51:29
most atrocities in the area where committed
by the same practice the ovaries
00:51:35
dollars and he did learn. Is that was most
of the red that. And there are both of
00:51:42
those weasel guys themselves must come
down to political debate that doesn't This
00:51:46
is not
00:51:46
a religious. Belief and will make
this if he lands he's the military
00:51:53
says the site is set the troops are out to
protect the civilians from the red that
00:51:58
was stealing raping abducting for ransom
and making life very difficult in
00:52:04
Cameroons English speaking regions he
says the troops only protects Cameroon's
00:52:10
bother with Nigeria and stop the separatists
from using the border for supplies
00:52:17
Human Rights Watch said in April
the attack in garble was part of
00:52:22
a larger Hartson of rights violations by
Cameron's military in the angle phone
00:52:27
regions Cameroon's president's point b.
00:52:31
Admitted in April troops committed the
massacre after an international outcry when
00:52:37
authorities initially denied it. That the
arrest of troops that attempted to cover
00:52:44
up the deaths by burning homes and filing
00:52:47
a false report some 600 villages in that
book had fled immediately following the
00:52:54
atrocity the separatists have been
fighting since 2017 to carve out an
00:53:00
English speaking state from
French speaking my job it's
00:53:04
a common room the United Nations sees the
fighting has cost more than 3000 lives
00:53:10
and forced
00:53:12
a 1000000 to flee to French speaking
regions into neighboring Nigeria. I
00:53:19
do in King's a car for v o
00:53:21
n news yeah windy. Police fired
pepper pellets to disperse protesters
00:53:28
in the heart of the global financial center
Wednesday and arrested about 200 people
00:53:34
as national security legislation proposed
by Beijing revised anti-government
00:53:39
demonstrations journalist real mobile we're
calling from the Asian financial hub
00:53:45
provided international editions Steve
Miller with. Whatsapp. About $300.00
00:53:51
people have been arrested today for taking
current and in an illegal assembly and
00:53:57
now the protests were called of course
because of the national security laws but
00:54:02
also because there is there was
00:54:04
a contentious national anthem bill that
was being debated at the Legislative
00:54:09
Council today so there were quite
a few people that gathered and
00:54:14
a heavy police presence and multiple
rounds of pepper spray were fired in
00:54:19
retaliation as protesters attempted to
gather in multiple districts in Hong Kong
00:54:24
What is the legislation moving forward
the likelihood it's going to pass today
00:54:31
was the 2nd hearing of the national
anthem bill and of course activists had
00:54:38
asked for people to block alleged code
to delay the reading of the bill this is
00:54:43
a tactic that was actually used last year
when that was the reading of the ill
00:54:49
fated extradition bill and because so many
people had gathered around the building
00:54:54
lawmakers were unable to enter the building
and and the bill as we all know was
00:54:58
subsequently shelved today's tactics were
00:55:01
a little bit different however
I know it's not unusual to see
00:55:06
a change in tactics from protesters
because of course this is
00:55:10
a very decent generalized protest
movement it's not like the 2014 umbrella
00:55:15
revolution where we had
00:55:17
a clear leader Joshua Wong This is big
groups of people that managed things on
00:55:23
social media and used telegram to send each
other messages So these these protests
00:55:28
were supposed to kick off in the morning
and they never quite transpired in the way
00:55:33
that they were about to that they
were meant to instead there was just
00:55:37
a heavy police presence outside the building
of course learning from example last
00:55:43
year and police were conducting you know
stop searches with journalists mainly as.
00:55:50
As other people that were causing by and
the bill did go to debate they were
00:55:56
debating this bill inside the
Legislative Council today we don't have
00:56:02
a hearing on when it's likely to be passed
but it probably will be pasta in the
00:56:08
coming weeks so where do things go from
here last year we had the historic 1W2W
00:56:15
strong marches and it's important to note
that those were actually marches that
00:56:19
were authorized and they were
approved by the police they had
00:56:23
a letter of no objection carry
Latham in earlier this week said at
00:56:28
a press conference that the new law would
not erode the freedom in Hong Kong but
00:56:33
a lot of people don't believe her
00:56:35
a lot of people think that this is not
true and you know that there is complete
00:56:40
mistrust in the government they don't
follow what she says at all and so the
00:56:45
protests are likely to continue
and will probably continue for
00:56:49
a while because we've got some key dates
coming up as well you know June 4th is the
00:56:55
anniversary of the Tiananmen Square
massacre July 1st is the ad you all pro
00:57:01
democracy March that takes place every
year so we've just got to wait and see
00:57:07
journalist Reimold in Hong Kong speaking
with international editions to Miller.
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The Doobie Brothers have decided to postpone
their 50th anniversary tour until next
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July because of the coronavirus pandemic
tour was supposed to begin in June with
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like only Donald planning to rejoin the
band for the tour the Doobie Brothers are
00:57:35
going to be inducted into the Rock
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This is the way news via remote I'm
Tommy more than 355000 people have died
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globally from Kuwait 19 or the 100000 in
the United States the number of confirmed
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infections is about 5700000 globally
and about point 1700000 in the
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u.s.
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Businesses across the country surveyed by
the Federal Reserve do not appear to share
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the trumpet ministrations optimism about
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a rapid economic recovery starting this
summer the Federal Reserve released
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a report Wednesday that draws on business
contacts from the central bank's 12
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regions and details the economic damage and
April in May as measures to combat the
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spread of the coronavirus took hold the
report now known as the book noted that
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the Fed's business contacts were less so
what about the economy's outlook President
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Trump was forecasting great numbers
in the final 3 months of the year and
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a strong recovery in 2021.
Britain told the European Union
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Wednesday that it needed to break
a fundamental impasse to clinch
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a Briggs it treat deal by the end of the
year the United Kingdom left the e.u.
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On January 31st but the main terms of
its membership remain in place during
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a transition period until the end of
this year allowing it time to negotiate
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a new free trade deal with
the Bloc failure to reach
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a deal it would to convulse global trade
just as the world aims to exit the
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coronavirus lock down so far the talks
have not gone well and that was the only
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thing on which both sides agreed at the
end of the last round. Chief Bragg's
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a negotiator David Frost said the current
even mandate was and key areas not
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a med that is likely to produce
an agreement this is the way news
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prime minister Boris Johnson urged Britain
Wednesday to move on from what he
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described as
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a very very frustrating episode when as
close as advisor provoked outrage of scorn
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for travelling during the coronavirus
lock down Dominic Cummings has refused
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equator apologize effort or it was
revealed he had driven 400 kilometers from
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London to northern England in March with
this 4 year old son and wife who was sick
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at the time to be close to relatives Johnson
has repeatedly backed his advice or
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opinion polls show faith and Johnson has
tumbled since the coming story broke in
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the Mirror and The Guardian newspaper is
what some people lampooning both the prime
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minister and his aides on social media
position parties and some conservative
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lawmakers have also demanded that Cummings
the man behind the successful 2016 brags
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a campaign and Johnson's landslide 21000
election victory just resign. The United
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States and China clashed over Hong Kong
at the United Nations Wednesday after
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Beijing opposed
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a request by Washington for the Security
Council to meet over China's plan to
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impose new national security
legislation in the territory the u.s.
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Mission to the United States said
in the global estimate and in
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a statement that the issue was
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a matter of urgent global concern that
implicates international peace and security
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and therefore warranted the immediate
attention of the 15 member council. A
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Minneapolis police officer
videotaped holding
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a black man to the ground with his need
touring arrest became the target of social
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media and that tended to tie him to political
agendas and races ideologies Twitter
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and Facebook post with hundreds of thousands
of views claimed that officer Derrick
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Shelvin was pictured wearing
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a make whites great again had
been standing outside on stage of
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a Donald Trump rally neither of which
turned out to be true the spread of false
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information was so rampant the president
of the Minneapolis police union has set
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the record straight telling the Associated
Press that none of the officers involved
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in Monday's incident were at the Trump rally
in Minneapolis last October Arizona's
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attorney general has filed
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a lawsuit accusing Google of misleading
customers into thinking that their location
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is not being tracked the suit filed Wednesday
alleges that the company violated the
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Arizona Consumer Fraud Act It stems from
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a state investigation that began after the
Associated Press Release field in 2018
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that Google tracks users locations even
when they explicitly tell it not to the
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lawsuit also claims Gould changes its
privacy permission without notifying users
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and that it's wife I settings are misleading
because they must be turned off in 2
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separate places to disable location tracking
Google not respond by remote I'm Tommy
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the old view
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a news. Good
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morning Africa welcome to daybreak Africa
from the Voice of America I'm Jason
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Patinkin in Washington for the rest of the
week I'll be filling in for James Butty
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Today is Thursday May 28th and here are the
stories we are covering alleged in the
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Wanda genocide perpetrator Felicien
couple got made his 2nd appearance in
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a Paris court Wednesday. In
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a pleasure to be on the ground that he
allegedly committed to that only good
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looking guy was looking but please
pull him from the fridge for
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a Also ahead we'll hear from Malawi's
attorney general who is in the hot seat in
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the controversy over when that country
will hold its next election in the
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Democratic Republic of Congo
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a judge who was presiding over the
corruption trial of the president's chief of
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staff has suddenly died South African
churches are reopening after the cove of 19
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locked down
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a bus Kenyan authorities say the coronavirus
has reached Nairobi's crowded slow the
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big switch. To the big debates.
They said the men spoke in
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a ready This means that it is an engine
inspections in these areas that was Kenya's
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health cabinet secretary Mittal he called
way and as an exclusive interview with
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the head of the Africa Centers for Disease
Control all these stories are coming up
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on Daybreak Africa.
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Alleged that really wanted genocide
perpetrator Felicien Kapooka made his 2nd
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appearance in
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a Paris court Wednesday he is accused of
financing and providing arms to ethnic
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Hutu militias. Who killed 800000 Tutsis
and moderate Hutus in 1904 journalist
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Nicholas Pino was in the court and tells
of you always James Bazzi that pleaded not
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guilty to the charges he wanted they're
going to be arraigned in front of the
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fridge Jonathan but he could be very he
wanted to know if you do you know it would
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be extradited regarding the crimes that
alledged he committed in the room down
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yesterday in print. Make
up his mind yet he did
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a movie there to make it isn't going to
be pretty interesting what happened today
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in that the 2nd time there you
can be a blue car in front of
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a church and the judge who has been reading
you know some of the grand that he
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allegedly committed he had been certain
that all of these after the people and you
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either have one with him 20 in front
of the fridge go today and you in your
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room that through
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a translator 100 he knew that the French
policemen who were that he talked about
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there in the gauge and how they tracked
him down and make Harry and they that he
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didn't regret and we knew out here to be
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a capture on the call I
know our lawyers have said.
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The charges to release him because of his
age or do you think this is likely it
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would be unlikely and I think what of
what the press treated me if you want to
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judge that you know because advocate
between you create you know who's getting
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out of jail very you know for you to believe
that he will be able to leave again
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and in her own bed he would create and I'm
quoting and read in print in Belgium and
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also. You know if you go to
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a shop where the. Crime. And
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so when next you see expected
to Ok Ok so the. Next.
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Best we know the bridge.
Extra that he. Did
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you. Think you very much
again for speaking with us
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thank you for having me that was journalist
Nicholas Peano's speaking with view is
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James Butts he from Paris France Malawi's
attorney general Kala Kenny folly says
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the full Parliament's not
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a committee is mandated under the Constitution
to decide when an election should
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take place this says it appears there are
uncertainties whether the country will
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hold the much anticipated court mandated
presidential election rerun on either June
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23rd or July seconds the Legal Affairs
Committee of the Malawi parliament had said
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it accepted
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a recommendation by the Malawi Electoral
Commission to have the election on June
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23rd but Election Commission chaired Jane
Ansari resigns last week prompting the
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human rights defenders coalition to cancel
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a nationwide protest scheduled for today
the human rights defenders coalition has
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criticised to be attorney general as
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a threat to democracy in Malawi but folly
says he was only providing legal advice
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to the Legal Affairs Committee for more
James but he spoke with Attorney General
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Kufa lay that it is
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a provision in the Constitution the
question about that for the election and
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a. Poem by
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a bit election where I let me make. That
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a lot of it in the day not to
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a committee on legal affairs of.
The kind of advice I provided to.
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The. I didn't do that you were on. Resolving
to fit and good for their friendship
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because you do not have the power to the
whole problem Internet or the power to
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design attorney general as the time is very
close for these election I'm sure to be
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a mom who would like to know from you I
think legal advisor to the government when
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I have these elections June 23rd
or do I think I am not to win the
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election would take place it will be
parliament that we have to do that and when
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did you know to be aware of the international
obligation and that's what led to the
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publication to the people allowed
to own a good but it did. Lead to
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a genuine energy but if the judge doesn't
know the commission did not have
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a commission there betting on that he
will join the navy Come to think of June
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we're going to have a new
federal commission of
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a huge ship built on the
committee just broke
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a medal by the haven't taken their planning
will all of providing all in all that
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type of polling station had been taken
place they do not tell me of attorney
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general could it did Will they let them
both because younger than one did need to
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do that I don't mean to be I would have to
go but we've been licked for management
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going to. Do let me ask
you because you had
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a chance to speak with the honorable while
he's the chair of the parliamentary
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legal appeals committee he said exactly
what you said on the committee would you
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recommend it or not the full parliament
was going to decide if you also said we
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were $3.00 in the papers that he did not
seek legal Peavy or from you because he
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said you have to be compromise I don't
know what you mean well are you compromise
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people we don't come to mind but I'm not
even by the new legal provision of the
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Constitution of the one I do me. Again
my advice I'm putting on today I didn't
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do enough I don't mean I'm
against me and believe me
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a compromise that's not going to jail.
A little below. My head and then
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a little below let me give the council I'm
so to be criticism by the Human Rights
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Defenders coalition is going to be you who
are criticizing you I think because the
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term to the entrenchment of democracy and
good governance the moment isn't for me
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you are not fired by b. C.
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. They only are we actually. Looking
at our own little ad and then
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going up and I'll let it but no that's not
going to what I want but Ok it will be
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a point at about what it would have to be
legal action Gunday put you on the table
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I've been in another band the good and the
the dead will be. Cool if you get kind
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of people who need to get over the phony I
don't even have to be called Letterman I
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didn't want them to be called
but I don't really have
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a significant knowledge they owe
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a duty to the predation. Of the dead
where they colic any folly is Malawi's
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attorney general he was speaking with
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a view is James Bond see from the
Capitol long way the judge in
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a high profile graphs trial involving
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a key ally of the Democratic Republic of
Congo's president died suddenly overnights
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of
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a heart attack police said Wednesday Judge
Rafael Yani has presided over the trial
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of the president's chief of staff
61 year old Vitali cum r.a.
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Comer Ray is accused of embezzling more
than $50000000.00 in state funds and the
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trial has been screened on
live national t.v. The a.f.p.
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News agency quoted can shots of police that
Judge Yani fell ill at around 2 am and
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was taken to hospital where he died as
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a result of cardiac arrest scuffles between
youth and police followed the judge's
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death for more on Judge on
his death I spoke to Carbone
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a Benny who is an activist with the feeling
the organization in can. Judges the.
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Data gets moments when. All the
stuff for the president of the
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rugby is taking place Nick.
Embezzling phone it's May would be
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the death of all the charges.
To this tree and it is
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a law as full of bull for this it
is surely. For his family the lives
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of friends who didn't deserve this is there
for his list to lose because it's come
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to
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a Didn't That's moment and English song from
Stern says is there any suspicion of foul
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play in his death and is there anything
that can be done to ensure that the cause
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of death is determined just song you
know so far there's no evidence that the
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nuance is the sort of it's our time
never try but as long as North for
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a sick investigation suspicion
will always be with all people
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linked to the trail and you know John's
all the way to be sure is open to just
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the shell of
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a suggestion into the cause of
Mr Jani is the. Top see and
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I can say to you that at this moment
the event is a deal to educate
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a family demands and a top c n Can you
explain the importance of this trial of
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a telecom array for the Democratic Republic
of Congo just truly can be an example
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of
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a traitor in the outcome of this tree and
called the dishware to indicate all political
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Fugger is on civil servants of the states
from faulting to the money of this day it
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is only in d.n.c.
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You know painting tea is gaining this
social political and economic on their own
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minds of the country that was carbon
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a Benny who is an activist with the
feelin be organization in Kinshasa. South
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Africa has allowed places of worship to
reopen with President Cyril Ramaphosa
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calling for
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a national day of prayer against the
rapidly rising corona virus infections the
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move that comes with stringent restrictions
has been overwhelmingly welcomed by
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church leaders but also seriously criticized
by others too Socolow reports from
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Johannesburg. The and those made to pay
me to watch the pounds to start gathering
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again comes at
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a time when the number of infections in
South Africa just the past 24000 with over
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500 deaths however in announcing
the decision presidency that I'm
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a puzzle sede the Government can see that
that the closure of places of worship has
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increased distress as churches were not
able to give comfort to the believed and
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the infected the faith community is an
Integra part of South African life and has
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made
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a great contribution in the fight against
the coronavirus we recognize and appreciate
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the important role the faith community
has played in the provision of spiritual
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support and social relief but I'm opposed
to cold or already just groups to embark
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on a day of prayer on the defense of many
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a day before the country is
delivered 3 looked down on this day
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call upon all of us to turn our
thoughts to all those who have
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been affected to also 10 our faults to the
families of those who have lost their
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loved ones we should remember those who are
working to keep us safe now oppose the
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saide their late opening which begins on
June 1st comes with strict conditions no
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more than 50 people will be allowed inside
the place of worship at any one time.
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And those conducting services I expected
to observe social distancing and way
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facemask places of worship would have to
be disinfected before and after ever said
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this hence unties will always have to
be provided to wash. Only just leaders
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across the country I will come in the
decision I should be shopped out all my home
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the. You can't be sure both kept on Ses
teaches will do their best to ensure that I
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Mrs do not become one of my ask want to
sponsor. Some South Africans However I have
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criticised the move saying it will only
multiply the sections. But my last A's he's
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community at the head to own all the
conditions have to improvise will have to
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where we live in the Los and find their
way. Kings are also going to have guns are
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made
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a moose not to have the numbers they need
to be vigilant with the neutral your show
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not to stray where we could for our selves
actually where However those opposed to
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the appendix say it would be impossible for
government to enforce compliance in all
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places of Washington all religions
in the country to supply look for
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a new laws to housebreak Kenya reported
its largest 24 hour rise in coated 1000
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cases Wednesday after
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a major increase in testing health cabinet
secretary Mittal he ca Gray explains the
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situation on Kenyan television I want you
to. Stop going to we have tested the lie
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just number of samples over 3000 over the
last 24 hours we have massive registered
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the highest number because it is Kenyans
in 24 hours out of 123 persons for the
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past time we have hit
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a triple digit figure there are now spread
in fact the 5 videos was good to us
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across the country because another side
needs we don't know as we've had patients
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being the total number of
fatalities to $55.00 CAGR
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a said the new positive cases included
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a one year old child underscoring that the
virus can infect anyone regardless of
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age he said that many of the new cases
were found in Nairobi some authority and
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Kibera slum where hundreds of thousands of.
People live in close quarters if you've
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got which you have to do the rabidly runs
mission and the infamous settlements
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alternate reality this means that there is
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a region number of infections in these
areas Conway warns Kenyans to take the
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disease seriously and to take measures to
protect themselves some of the highest
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infections come from the media as well
public transport is the primary means of
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transportation yet we have noticed
that many of you got it back there is
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a drug that this is
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a God he says you distancing use I'm not
asking guidelines please let me remind you
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that. I know as I have said to protect
us you're doing to us sitting next to
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us from the figures we are getting I think
it would be safe to assume that the
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person you are sitting or standing next to
is positive once you see them as if you
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could be in that way to remove that mask
for more on the spread of covert 19 in
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Kenya I spoke to Nairobi based journalist
David memoria he 1st explains to me the
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implications of the spread of covert 19 in
Kenyan slums and the implication of they
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say densely populated they are like that
they can be you know and these regions is
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a water trend because this is
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a communities away and so should this
has been difficult. To really effect of
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emissions and put in place by this place
and try to you quite crowded and even when
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the law down with position of the moment
inevitably these consume izing in these
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places there's a danger
that this disease called
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a go at him to have the same one thing that
Kenyan authorities are doing is asking
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people to volunteer to get tested is this
strategy working on interesting testing
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has its own disadvantage because nominate
people voluntarily going to test and why
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is that is that related to the issues of
the quarantine so. There's that Kenya has
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for people who test positive to stay in
in the beginning there were more concerns
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about paying for quote and in places because
people wouldn't go there because in
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full even when they when they could they
really be able to pay for their own
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quarantine but I think that was changing
the government announced that government
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will pay for that but it goes beyond just
hearing but also in terms of welcome
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because I think there hasn't been
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a lot of emphasis being put on employers
who you know seeing Walt the government is
00:24:10
selling the umbrella has to do I am below
is keeping those people who get caught
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with infected do they hardly any jobs this
is of the social stigma around in the
00:24:20
self and people of Kentucky that people
what about what would happen after they
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come out of the court and then facilities
where they are not would they be able to
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get back the
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a while so I think that in itself is
undermining the efforts to voluntarily
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be able to go and get tested That was
journalist David Lim Oriya in Nairobi Kenya
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as many African countries reopen from Cove
in 1000 lockdowns the head of the Africa
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
urges widespread testing as the best way
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to avoid
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a surge in new cases of coronavirus view
is solemn Solomon spoke to the director of
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the Africa c.d.c.
00:25:02
Dr Jonathan kind of song and has this story
Dr John ingoing is on director of the
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African cities he told v.o.a.
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To have
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a reasonably accurate picture of how the
disease is spreading Africa needs about
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15000000 tests or enough to test about one
percent of the population to date only
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1800000 people have been
tested continent wide.
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And in order to bridge the
testing gap the Africa c.d.c.
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Has created the partnership to accelerate
covert testing the partnership will
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establish
00:25:41
a platform for African countries to pool
resources in order to buy diagnostic tools
00:25:47
available on the international market and
can get song hopes the platform will go
00:25:51
live in about
00:25:52
a week to date the Africa's he has distributed
about 2700000 tests and has plans to
00:25:58
distribute about 900000 in Senegal this
week still thinking the song said there are
00:26:04
many blind spots which affect the
accuracy and overall numbers.
00:26:11
Because.
00:26:38
Africa has recorded
00:26:39
a lower caseload than other parts of the
globe with about 117000 cases have covered
00:26:44
1000 and Fanchon and about 3500 beds however
in recent weeks new cases have been
00:26:50
increasing at
00:26:51
a rate of about 30 percent one headline
grabbing example took place in Ghana
00:26:56
earlier this month when more than $500.00
people tested positive and one day at
00:27:00
a fish processing factory
suggest that. They.
00:27:10
Had not decreased. Throughput
in context and. Returned.
00:27:17
To combat this worrying trend and can
cause Hong said the African c.d.c.
00:27:21
Is leading an effort to recruit and train
1000000 foot soldiers or people who can
00:27:26
hit the streets to do contact tracing He
also stressed the need to expand health
00:27:31
systems to meet additional need and to
protect them from being overloaded. If we
00:27:38
look. At workers. On.
00:27:46
A bill if you trooper bad shape
ordered. Ok. If you include it down
00:27:53
they go through. The regular
communication program.
00:28:00
You've got
00:28:02
a challenge you reach across the board Salim
Solomon if you news Washington that's
00:28:08
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00:28:13
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Today is Thursday May 28th and this is the
always international edition by Laurie
00:30:20
London in Washington coming
up the last of the. Man
00:30:26
accused of funding the London genocide
is back in Wednesday's fighting.
00:30:38
With. The.
00:30:47
Years we're not going to launch a New
York over I don't want to hear there are
00:30:51
a lot of. International editions. Virus
pandemic has now killed more than
00:30:58
$100000.00 Americans even as
00:31:01
a decline in deaths has businesses
reopening Las Vegas casinos to reopen and
00:31:07
citizens emerging after more than 2
and a half months along downed a.p.
00:31:12
Washington correspondent Saugor Madani
says President Trump is struggling to
00:31:17
respond to
00:31:17
a national tragedy in the same way his
predecessors did there was George w.
00:31:23
Bush after 911. And Barack Obama after
21st graders were killed in their
00:31:29
Connecticut classroom. And prayers of
00:31:34
a nation those were cited tragedies the
pandemic built over months with President
00:31:40
Trump brushing it off in February 1 day
it's like in the bill it will disappear 2
00:31:44
weeks after that the question is how many
people will die and it made April I think
00:31:49
will be substantially hopefully below
the 100 number more Americans that were
00:31:53
killed in the Vietnam and Korean wars
combined with critics insisting far fewer
00:31:59
would have died had he acted sooner the
president insists it's the other way we
00:32:04
would have had any where from. And 20 or
25 times the number of deaths tweeting
00:32:09
a similar message to quote all the
political hacks out there solder
00:32:14
a bag on the Washington in she like
00:32:17
a hospital intensive care units
are nearing capacity amid
00:32:20
a flood of new coronavirus patients and
some doctors report they are having it to
00:32:25
make wrenching choices over which
patients should get available beds
00:32:29
a nation of 18000000 people as the 3rd
most coronavirus cases in the region after
00:32:35
Brazil and Rue Mexico also reporting more
than 500 virus deaths in one day for the
00:32:42
1st time and in India the country
surpassed 150000 cases for another one
00:32:49
day high while South Korea reported 40 new
virus cases its biggest jump in nearly
00:32:54
50 days. As many African countries begin
to reopen the head of the African Centers
00:33:00
for Disease Control and Prevention is urging
widespread testing as the best way to
00:33:05
avoid
00:33:06
a surge in new cases of Corona virus he
always Salame someone spoke to the director
00:33:11
of the Africa c.d.c.
00:33:14
Dr John Kendall song and has this report
Dr Jonathan King the song director of the
00:33:20
African cities he told v.o.a.
00:33:22
To have
00:33:22
a reasonably accurate picture of how the
disease is spreading Africa needs about
00:33:27
15000000 tests or enough to test about one
percent of the population to date only
00:33:33
1800000 people have been tested continent
wide if you did not grow up under 3. 100
00:33:39
. In order to bridge the testing gap
00:33:46
the African c.d.c.
00:33:47
Has created the partnership to accelerate
covert testing the partnership will
00:33:52
establish
00:33:53
a platform for African countries to pool
resources in order to buy diagnostic tools
00:33:58
available on the international market and
King is on hopes the platform will go
00:34:03
live in about
00:34:04
a week to date the Africa's he has distributed
about 2700000 tests and has plans to
00:34:10
distribute about 900000 in Senegal this
week still thinking the song said there are
00:34:15
many blind spots which affect
the accuracy overall numbers.
00:34:23
Because.
00:34:32
It.
00:34:43
Becomes. Africa has
00:34:50
recorded
00:34:51
a lower caseload than other parts of the
globe with about 117000 cases have covered
00:34:56
1900 Fanchon and about 3500 beds however
in recent weeks new cases have been
00:35:01
increasing at
00:35:02
a rate of about 30 percent one headline
grabbing example took place in Ghana
00:35:07
earlier this month when more than $500.00
people tested positive and one day at
00:35:12
a fish processing factory
suggest that. Right.
00:35:20
At the top we have not decreased so I think
that our throughput in context is in
00:35:25
place that we cannot be complacent to
come back this worrying trend and king is
00:35:31
wrong said the African c.d.c.
00:35:33
Is leading an effort to recruit and train
1000000 foot soldiers or people who can
00:35:38
hit the streets to do contact tracing He
also stressed the need to expand health
00:35:43
systems to meet additional need and to
protect them from being overloaded. If we
00:35:49
look. At workers. On.
00:35:57
A bill if you to provide. It
come to Ok it does include it
00:36:04
down the coast throughout it should
be in. A regular station program.
00:36:11
So that you know if you've got
00:36:13
a challenge you to retreat
across the board Salim Solomon
00:36:17
a few news Washington South Africa has
softened its come around iris of stretch and
00:36:22
on houses of worship with President Cyril
Ronald Post announcing Tuesday night that
00:36:27
religious gatherings will now be allowed
under strict conditions from across also
00:36:32
announced
00:36:33
a national day of prayer for Sunday the
day before restrictions are expected to
00:36:38
ease across much of the country while the
nation's influential religious leaders
00:36:43
have greeted. With rap. The problem not
everyone agrees with that feeling Apollo
00:36:50
reports from Johannesburg go ahead and pray
it's Ok that's the word from the man at
00:36:57
the top South African president still on
the post announcing that houses of worship
00:37:01
will now be allowed to hold in person
services with certain restrictions the
00:37:06
announcement softens the government's
hard stance prohibiting all religious
00:37:09
gatherings which medical experts identified
as high risk for transmission of the
00:37:13
infectious corona virus well opposes said
that faith trumped those concerns as
00:37:19
a nation we have
00:37:20
a responsibility to respond to this aspect
of the pandemic with as much effort
00:37:27
and as soon as we have responded
to the health crisis and as
00:37:35
we have acted to relieve they cannot make
and social effects on our people we have
00:37:40
a responsibility to also take care of the
spiritual psychological and emotional
00:37:47
wellbeing of former South Africans under
the new regulations houses of worship must
00:37:51
keep facilities clean and sanitized limit
congregations to fewer than 50 people and
00:37:56
require participants to wear face masks
and maintain social distancing seem Paul
00:38:01
wanna general secretary of the influential
South African Council of Churches told
00:38:06
v.o.a.
00:38:06
That the group's members churches came up
with new guidelines giving him the assurance
00:38:10
that they can follow them he said heads
of member churches me weekly online to
00:38:15
discuss their anti coronavirus strategy
and want to include other faiths in their
00:38:19
discussions the bishop stressed that for
millions of lower income South Africans
00:38:23
who don't have the means to watch virtual
services the physical structure is
00:38:27
a lifeline for
00:38:29
a long. Time very different
people's religions use. Their
00:38:37
. Kids' parents would be as good
as gold so don't go it is not
00:38:44
appropriate to say. All you'd be
able to do that next year would.
00:38:52
Be
00:38:53
a true now how you can be
church. Time is not going
00:39:00
away fortunately said churches are familiar
with the challenges posed by plagues to
00:39:05
that end the council plans to widen
churches range of social services including
00:39:09
academic support for students who have
suffered from school closures but not
00:39:14
everyone believes this is
00:39:15
a good idea. Was President of the
South African secular society
00:39:19
a group of atheists skeptics and ignore
sticks that since the pandemic began has
00:39:23
met only virtually they do not plan to
resume actual meetings although technically
00:39:28
he told v.o.a. They could argue that they
qualify under the new rules I think it's
00:39:32
a bad idea from several points of view
Firstly reprints of them helps to diets
00:39:39
lauds really followed the so on and the
science says that you need to practice
00:39:44
social distancing not of logic rings like
to caution us against on special and so
00:39:51
on and
00:39:52
a lot of areas would be very problematic in
just gathering which is why they probation
00:39:58
on religious gatherings just like any
other recreational gathering been
00:40:03
a good idea today is now marking an exception
for I particular community so he's
00:40:09
insects going against the Constitution
which says that there shall be no
00:40:14
discrimination on the basis
of religion or belief
00:40:17
a legal challenge seems unlikely as 80
percent of South Africans identify as
00:40:21
Christian people want to set houses of
worship now have to take the lead in showing
00:40:25
how to live and thrive amid the
coronavirus our society and we I had such
00:40:32
a community but saves lives
should. Come of God dreams
00:40:39
where she becomes. Cookery
and. Care and grab
00:40:46
a cup. Are
00:40:53
we. Are.
00:41:10
By. The poses declared Sunday May 31st
and National Day of Prayer across the
00:41:15
rainbow nation more than 520 South Africans
have died of the virus since March and
00:41:21
April the only nice. Southern
Hemisphere is 1st human trials of
00:41:26
a potential corona virus vaccine have
started in Australia 131 people between the
00:41:33
ages of 18 and 59 are involved in
00:41:35
a program in Melbourne and Brisbane from
Sydney still Mercer has more the potential
00:41:42
vaccine and v.x.
00:41:44
Called 2373 is being developed by the
American biotech company Nova vax
00:41:50
it started working on the drug in January
when the cove 819 outbreak began in China
00:41:57
it aims to boost the body's immune
response and stimulate high levels of
00:42:01
neutralizing antibodies if the vaccine
works researchers hope 100000000 doses
00:42:08
can be made by the end
of this year and one and
00:42:11
a half 1000000000 next year researchers
say the vaccines the miracles and have
00:42:17
a great way of protecting populations against
these severe diseases Dr pole Griffin
00:42:23
is an infectious disease experts who's
involved in the Australian coded 19 trial he
00:42:30
hopes the drug will successfully attack
the virus and be ready for use within
00:42:35
months we look for a bodies in the top
00:42:38
a number of antibodies and then we take
some things out of the subjects through the
00:42:41
eyes blood tests and do
00:42:42
a lot of our tree experiments to show that
it neutralizes the virus. But it made
00:42:46
a factor in the fact they have already
started that scaling up prices they were
00:42:50
already making out of dies of this fact
saying so if we can prove it's siphoned
00:42:54
effective then potentially by
the end of the year they'll be
00:42:57
a significant number of devices available
Australian authorities say the trial is
00:43:01
a significant step forwards
in the global race for
00:43:04
a coronavirus fact seem some
participants will receive
00:43:08
a placebo while others will be administered
Novak says drug early results are
00:43:14
expected in July and scientists expect
some conclusive results by the end of
00:43:20
a ca Phase 2 trials would take place
with volunteers in several countries
00:43:27
follow and see is the still needed and the
research team has stressed that no live
00:43:32
coronavirus is used in experiments
on people Novak's has received
00:43:38
$388000000.00 from the Norway based
coalition for epidemic preparedness
00:43:44
innovations there are more than 100
potential coronavirus Frank scenes in
00:43:49
development and about a dozen have
made it to the human trial stage it is
00:43:55
a global race potentially worth billions
of dollars to those who can find
00:44:00
a safe and reliable treatments for
00:44:02
a virus that has killed almost $350000.00
people around the world film us of
00:44:09
a v.o.a.
00:44:10
News Sydney 15 to 24 year olds around the
world are suffering huge unemployment
00:44:16
since the coronavirus hit their jobs earlier
this year data from the International
00:44:21
Labor Organization shows young
people have lost jobs at
00:44:24
a faster and greater rate than any other
segment of society Lisa shrine reports
00:44:30
from the away from did he. The International
Labor Organization says 13.6 percent
00:44:37
or around 267000000 young people worldwide
were not employed or engaged in
00:44:43
education or training at the end of last
year. Those prepackaged I made figures are
00:44:49
higher than before the 2008 the
load of financial crisis high
00:44:54
a low Director General Guy Ryder says
the situation since then has become
00:44:59
considerably worse perhaps the most important
conclusion. Is that of young people
00:45:05
who were working. Prior to the. Well
more than one in 6 of those young
00:45:12
people is now no longer working they
have been basically. Ejected from their
00:45:19
jobs those who are still
working have suffered
00:45:22
a major reduction in their working time
which I'm 23 percent they are low monitor
00:45:28
finds young women are more seriously
affected by the rapid increase in youth
00:45:32
unemployment then young man it says the
pandemic also is disrupting education and
00:45:38
skills training which will hurt their
chances of finding work and consign most to
00:45:43
future low paying dead end jobs Roger says
the so-called lockdown generation will
00:45:50
face the danger of permanent exclusion from
the labor market he warns young people
00:45:56
will be left behind in big numbers as the
world emerges from the pandemic is that
00:46:02
this initial shock to young people
will last a decade or longer than
00:46:07
a decade it will affect the trajectory
of working people young working people
00:46:12
throughout their working lives so people
who will be permanently scarred by the
00:46:18
immediate effects of the. Writer says
available evidence shows more than half of
00:46:25
the world's young people are vulnerable
to anxiety and depression he says the
00:46:30
pandemic and loss of job opportunities will
likely increase the number afflicted by
00:46:35
mental health conditions the Ilo is calling
for urgent large scale and targeted
00:46:41
policies to support you it says governments
must invest in the. Future of young
00:46:47
people by offering education
and training programs by
00:46:51
a low chief rider warns
sidelining young people with
00:46:54
a lot of opportunity or skills will
make it much more difficult to rebuild
00:47:00
a better post covert 19
economy. And for v.o.a.
00:47:05
News Geneva. Here's some of the other
stories we're following at v.o.a.
00:47:10
Amnesty International says the Nigerian
military is unlawfully detaining boys and
00:47:15
men at
00:47:16
a rehabilitation center for alleged members
of the Islamist militant group Boko
00:47:21
Haram wrong allegations of
rights abuses were detailed in
00:47:25
a report Wednesday which criticized the
program known as Operation Safe corridor or
00:47:30
the program receives financial and technical
support from the European Union the
00:47:34
United States Britain and the un
International Organization for Migration. As
00:47:41
you nations begin to think about lifting
travel restrictions imposed at the start
00:47:46
of the corona virus pandemic the European
Union's public health agency says border
00:47:51
closures do little to prevent the spread
of call the 19 European Center for Disease
00:47:56
Prevention and Control said measures such
as testing travelers before departure or
00:48:01
temperature screening on arrival are also
largely ineffective though it confirms
00:48:07
the Traveling does facilitate the spread
of the virus and the French government is
00:48:12
canceling
00:48:13
a decree allowing hospital workers to
administer hydroxy chloroquine in as
00:48:17
a treatment for patients suffering severe
forms of covert 19 France is the 1st
00:48:22
country to take action since the World
Health Organization said on Monday it will
00:48:27
pause
00:48:28
a large trial of the malaria drug called
the 19 patients to the safety concerns
00:48:34
stay with the away for all the latest u.s.
00:48:37
And world news.
00:48:45
Camera to answer the north western
religion after the military began building
00:48:50
a base this week near where troops in
February massacred at least 13 civilians.
00:48:57
So as the base is needed to stop separatist
from getting supplies in neighboring
00:49:02
Nigeria has gnocchi Edwin consent to reports
from Normandy villagers fear they may
00:49:07
once again be targeted or get caught in
the crossfire 22 year olds can remember.
00:49:16
She finally 800 villages
who fled on Sunday
00:49:23
morning after several military trucks
full of troops arrived troops began
00:49:30
constructing buildings for
00:49:31
a military base to fight off the phone rep
it was in the Adriatic speaking by and
00:49:38
messaging from the neighboring village.
Gunson. Said the military's my 2nd
00:49:45
in that village was still fresh
in their minds I defied.
00:49:53
Pilate. To do all they
need to have believed.
00:50:01
He was supposed to put. Them
out to feed to know about.
00:50:09
Cameron and rights groups and opposition
political parties have criticised the
00:50:14
babies in Garbo saying it will only
increase tensions with village as the extra
00:50:20
made about $300.00 village just
00:50:22
a flat in Garbo within the past week
national president of the United Socialist
00:50:28
Democratic party prince says the military
presence in the village is uncalled
00:50:35
for why expelled
00:50:37
a military base in Kabul when the
military has been accused of most likely
00:50:43
civilians children women pregnant women
we are only on the government to try the
00:50:49
initiative of establishing
00:50:51
a military base in government and we call
on the international community to put ice
00:50:55
on this particular situation the use of
force label resolve any conflict despite
00:51:02
the ongoing tensions
between the village just
00:51:04
a military Cameroon authorities say the
new military base is needed to stop the
00:51:10
rebels from resupplying in nobody in
Nigeria speaking Sunday on state radio
00:51:17
Cameroon government spokesman Rene
Emirates Saadi defended the babies as they
00:51:22
needed to defend against the rebels.
Troops killed civilians set aside the
00:51:29
most atrocities in the area where committed
by the same practice the ovaries
00:51:35
dollars and he did learn. Is that was most
of the red that. And there are both of
00:51:42
those weasel guys themselves must come
down to political debate that doesn't This
00:51:46
is not
00:51:46
a religious. Belief and will make
this if he lands he's the military
00:51:53
says the site is set the troops are out to
protect the civilians from the red that
00:51:58
was stealing raping abducting for ransom
and making life very difficult in
00:52:04
Cameroons English speaking regions he
says the troops only protects Cameroon's
00:52:10
bother with Nigeria and stop the separatists
from using the border for supplies
00:52:17
Human Rights Watch said in April
the attack in garble was part of
00:52:22
a larger Hartson of rights violations by
Cameron's military in the angle phone
00:52:27
regions Cameroon's president's point b.
00:52:31
Admitted in April troops committed the
massacre after an international outcry when
00:52:37
authorities initially denied it. That the
arrest of troops that attempted to cover
00:52:44
up the deaths by burning homes and filing
00:52:47
a false report some 600 villages in that
book had fled immediately following the
00:52:54
atrocity the separatists have been
fighting since 2017 to carve out an
00:53:00
English speaking state from
French speaking my job it's
00:53:04
a common room the United Nations sees the
fighting has cost more than 3000 lives
00:53:10
and forced
00:53:12
a 1000000 to flee to French speaking
regions into neighboring Nigeria. I
00:53:19
do in King's a car for v o
00:53:21
n news yeah windy. Police fired
pepper pellets to disperse protesters
00:53:28
in the heart of the global financial center
Wednesday and arrested about 200 people
00:53:34
as national security legislation proposed
by Beijing revised anti-government
00:53:39
demonstrations journalist real mobile we're
calling from the Asian financial hub
00:53:45
provided international editions Steve
Miller with. Whatsapp. About $300.00
00:53:51
people have been arrested today for taking
current and in an illegal assembly and
00:53:57
now the protests were called of course
because of the national security laws but
00:54:02
also because there is there was
00:54:04
a contentious national anthem bill that
was being debated at the Legislative
00:54:09
Council today so there were quite
a few people that gathered and
00:54:14
a heavy police presence and multiple
rounds of pepper spray were fired in
00:54:19
retaliation as protesters attempted to
gather in multiple districts in Hong Kong
00:54:24
What is the legislation moving forward
the likelihood it's going to pass today
00:54:31
was the 2nd hearing of the national
anthem bill and of course activists had
00:54:38
asked for people to block alleged code
to delay the reading of the bill this is
00:54:43
a tactic that was actually used last year
when that was the reading of the ill
00:54:49
fated extradition bill and because so many
people had gathered around the building
00:54:54
lawmakers were unable to enter the building
and and the bill as we all know was
00:54:58
subsequently shelved today's tactics were
00:55:01
a little bit different however
I know it's not unusual to see
00:55:06
a change in tactics from protesters
because of course this is
00:55:10
a very decent generalized protest
movement it's not like the 2014 umbrella
00:55:15
revolution where we had
00:55:17
a clear leader Joshua Wong This is big
groups of people that managed things on
00:55:23
social media and used telegram to send each
other messages So these these protests
00:55:28
were supposed to kick off in the morning
and they never quite transpired in the way
00:55:33
that they were about to that they
were meant to instead there was just
00:55:37
a heavy police presence outside the building
of course learning from example last
00:55:43
year and police were conducting you know
stop searches with journalists mainly as.
00:55:50
As other people that were causing by and
the bill did go to debate they were
00:55:56
debating this bill inside the
Legislative Council today we don't have
00:56:02
a hearing on when it's likely to be passed
but it probably will be pasta in the
00:56:08
coming weeks so where do things go from
here last year we had the historic 1W2W
00:56:15
strong marches and it's important to note
that those were actually marches that
00:56:19
were authorized and they were
approved by the police they had
00:56:23
a letter of no objection carry
Latham in earlier this week said at
00:56:28
a press conference that the new law would
not erode the freedom in Hong Kong but
00:56:33
a lot of people don't believe her
00:56:35
a lot of people think that this is not
true and you know that there is complete
00:56:40
mistrust in the government they don't
follow what she says at all and so the
00:56:45
protests are likely to continue
and will probably continue for
00:56:49
a while because we've got some key dates
coming up as well you know June 4th is the
00:56:55
anniversary of the Tiananmen Square
massacre July 1st is the ad you all pro
00:57:01
democracy March that takes place every
year so we've just got to wait and see
00:57:07
journalist Reimold in Hong Kong speaking
with international editions to Miller.
00:57:20
The Doobie Brothers have decided to postpone
their 50th anniversary tour until next
00:57:24
July because of the coronavirus pandemic
tour was supposed to begin in June with
00:57:30
like only Donald planning to rejoin the
band for the tour the Doobie Brothers are
00:57:35
going to be inducted into the Rock
00:57:37
n Roll Hall of Fame this year. That
00:57:58
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